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Made the lasagna without the lasagna

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:26

What to do?

Just prepped for dinner, did all the mince with tomatoes, onion etc and made the cheese sauce, boiled some potatoes and went to get the lasagna sheets and don’t have any.
Not feeling 100% so cba going to the shops, how can I make it into a proper meal? I have some pasta I could use instead, but what about the potatoes? Save them for tomorrow 🤷🏻‍♀️

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EleanorReally · 05/01/2026 14:02

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:59

Should i pour the bechamel over the mash?

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oh goodness

AlleeBee · 05/01/2026 14:02

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:49

What-mash and the pasta too? -seems weird

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Yes, it does seem weird, but you're the one who's cooking potatoes to go with a lasagna in the first place!

HelenaWaiting · 05/01/2026 14:01

Unless you were contemplating using a single pasta sheet, it's "lasagne".

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 14:01

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:57

I’m not going to chuck them though, hate wasting food
They’re really not bland with melted butter on and eaten with the mince and cheese in a lasagna-so good!

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Then make a bolognese with cheese on top and spoon it onto the potatoes.

mumandgran24 · 05/01/2026 14:00

I have done lasagne or canaloni with cooked pancakes. Think it was a recipe from that Italian chef carlucci or something simular. Cook a few and layer them in the dish like the pasta. Or thin slices of potato would also be good.

TeenLifeMum · 05/01/2026 14:00

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:49

What-mash and the pasta too? -seems weird

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but you don’t have lasagna/pasta so the poster is suggesting you mash the potatoes to make a cottage pie.

SecretNameAsImShy · 05/01/2026 14:00

boil up some pasta, mix it with the bolognese top with cheese and slam in the oven! Pasta bake instead. Potatoes with lasagne though, not heard that before!

WarmGreyHare · 05/01/2026 13:59

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:50

What about the potatoes?

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If you would eat potatoes as a side to lasagne, why can't you just eat them as a side to a pasta bake? It's the same thing, just a different shape pasta!

soupyspoon · 05/01/2026 13:59

The leafy green police are out.

Watch yourselves!

NewUserName2244 · 05/01/2026 13:59

If you’ve got flour, an egg and a rolling pin then you can make the pasta quicker than you can get to the shop. Just have a quick look online for a recipe - it’s not hard.
Ignore any instructions to do it on the kitchen workbench (a bowl is less mess and the difference is negligible) or to use a pasta maker (you don’t need one for lasagne - just roll it flat).

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 13:59

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:50

What about the potatoes?

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You don’t need potatoes with pasta… obviously.

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:59

ALittleDropOfRain · 05/01/2026 13:53

I think you‘ve just made cottage pie - mince with mashed potatoes on the top.

Should i pour the bechamel over the mash?

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Schoolchoicesucks · 05/01/2026 13:59

If you were going to have lasagne with boiled potatoes, you can have bolognese pasta bake with boiled potatoes. Were the potatoes going to be served cold if you have already boiled them?

Bobiverse · 05/01/2026 13:58

Who serves potatoes with lasagne? And why would the potatoes be ready now, when dinner isn’t for hours?

Where are the leafy greens!

venus7 · 05/01/2026 13:57

ToKittyornottoKitty · 05/01/2026 13:54

OP as answered what the potato’s were for

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Yes, thank you; I posted whilst reading.
There's no apostrophe in potatoes either, of course.......

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Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:57

ToKittyornottoKitty · 05/01/2026 13:50

They were only ever a bland little side, why do you need to alter that?

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I’m not going to chuck them though, hate wasting food
They’re really not bland with melted butter on and eaten with the mince and cheese in a lasagna-so good!

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soupyspoon · 05/01/2026 13:56

MrsTerryPratchett · 05/01/2026 13:51

If you went somewhere and they were serving a ‘full English breakfast’ and it was porridge and jam with sausages stuck in it, you wouldn’t be a tiny bit tempted to say, “that’s not a full English”. Not even a little bit? A crepe someone is calling a Yorkshire pudding because it’s got all the ingredients?

Because I would. I also mutter about cottage and shepherd’s pies if they have the wrong meat.

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Its an approximation isnt it, it wont have a name with potatoes because the dish doesnt exist. You could mangle a right mouthful by saying 'a layered mince dish with Italian flavourings but with potato'

Not so catchy.

Or you could just call it a lasagne and shrug when someone points out it has potatoes in it.

And a full English/fry up, call it what you will, I like swee with savoury, so jam = chutney = relish = marmalade = quince = sweet condiments. Nothing is so far from the tree as to be completely out of kilter.

Although Kippers and jam might be a push too far.

bridgetreilly · 05/01/2026 13:56

Brainfogtothemax · 05/01/2026 13:38

The potatoes were to go with the lasagna, my family like some buttery boiled potatoes with it

I don’t think I can slice the potatoes-too soft 😬

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Mash them, put them on top, and call it a special shepherds pie.

muddyford · 05/01/2026 13:56

Slice the potatoes and layer them instead?

Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 05/01/2026 13:55

Add Mexican spices to the sauce to make a chilli add kidney beans if you have them, mash the potatoes pour the sauce over?

ToKittyornottoKitty · 05/01/2026 13:55

soupyspoon · 05/01/2026 13:54

Im ok, hopefully you're ok

I dont have a problem with the potatoes, I think you misread my potato intent.

She isnt wrong to eat the potatoes. Some people felt she was wrong to eat the potatoes. I say, 'eat the potatoes'.

Im also a big fan of the grocer's apostrophe so thanks for that.

Im just waiting for the inevitable 'its not even Italian', just like crops up in discussions about 'British' or 'English' food despite that dish being around for eons.

The Italians stole pasta from the Chinese and tomatoes is a modern new world food so its not even Italian.

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That’s all a bit pointlessly deep for me, glad you are ok though!

ToKittyornottoKitty · 05/01/2026 13:54

venus7 · 05/01/2026 13:53

There are no potatoes in lasagne.

OP as answered what the potato’s were for

AllIdoistidyup · 05/01/2026 13:54

It's not potatoes with lasagne that is weird. It's boiled potatoes. Who eats them boiled with butter but not mashed? It's by far the least appealing potato option.

soupyspoon · 05/01/2026 13:54

ToKittyornottoKitty · 05/01/2026 13:50

Chill out soup lady, I was just curious! About the potato’s and your ‘rigid’ claim. I don’t think she’s wrong to eat potato’s, most of us were just curious about what she was boiling the potato’s for. It’s not like you knew either

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Im ok, hopefully you're ok

I dont have a problem with the potatoes, I think you misread my potato intent.

She isnt wrong to eat the potatoes. Some people felt she was wrong to eat the potatoes. I say, 'eat the potatoes'.

Im also a big fan of the grocer's apostrophe so thanks for that.

Im just waiting for the inevitable 'its not even Italian', just like crops up in discussions about 'British' or 'English' food despite that dish being around for eons.

The Italians stole pasta from the Chinese and tomatoes is a modern new world food so its not even Italian.

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